Arts Aug 18 Ben Folds cultivates his nerdiness, ‘all in the key of awkward’ An interview and playlist to accompany the musician’s new memoir.
Arts Aug 11 Santana on Woodstock at 50: ‘Kumbaya will kick your ass’ This month marks the 50th anniversary of the famed music festival Woodstock, and a half-century after playing there, musician Carlos Santana is still going strong. In the second of our two-part series on the guitar legend, NewsHour Weekend's Tom Casciato…
Arts Jun 09 Santana’s rhythmic tradition continues with new album, tour Twenty years ago, Carlos Santana released one of the biggest hit albums in history: the Grammy-winning "Supernatural." But 2019 also marks the 50th anniversary of his famed Woodstock performance. On top of that, he has a new album, "Africa Speaks."…
Arts May 05 Joe Jackson: Can’t stop the ‘Invisible Man’ Musician Joe Jackson was drawn early to classical music before achieving fame as a frenetic rocker, then going on to develop one of the broadest compositional palettes in contemporary music. In the midst of his 40th anniversary tour, Jackson reflects…
Arts May 05 A Joe Jackson playlist, beyond the hits Joe Jackson’s last bona fide hit song was, “You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want),” from 1984’s Body and Soul. But for NewsHour Weekend's senior producer, the records that followed are full of songs that…
Arts Dec 15 Nils Lofgren: 50 years of ‘just being a guy in the band’ As we learned a few years ago in the Oscar-winning film “20 Feet from Stardom,” sometimes the best singers in the band are those who are seldom center-stage. They have the game, just not quite the fame. The same can…
Arts Dec 15 A playlist starring Nils Lofgren, with support from Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen Many rock fans attribute guitarist Nils Lofgren’s acclaim to his work with rock giants Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band as well as Neil Young and Crazy Horse. But Lofgren has a trove of solo records and unmatched talents…